Journal profile · FORESTRY
Central European Forestry Journal
ISSN 2454-034X · eISSN 2454-0358 · Sciendo · Poland
Central European Forestry Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 21 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Central European Forestry Journal is published by Sciendo and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest ecology and management, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 40.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal focuses on forestry issues relevant to Europe, particularly the Central European region. It publishes original research articles and review papers covering both basic and applied research.The scope of the journal includes silviculture, forest protection, forest management, forest monitoring, and forest ecology, including production ecology and bioclimatology. It also covers forestry economics, forest harvesting technologies, forest engineering and machinery, dendrology, forest genetics, hunting, forest entomology, the use of trees in landscaping, and the relationships between forestry and the wood-processing industry, among other related topics.The Central European Forestry Journal (abbreviation: Cent. Eur. For. J.) publishes original scientific research in forestry and related fields. It is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal jointly published by the National Forest Centre in Zvolen, Slovakia, and the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Czech Republic. The journal collaborates with the publisher Paradigm under a journal publishing agreement. The articles in the journal are published exclusively in English. The journal accepts only two types of articles: original scientific papers and review papers. The journal is included in many prestigious citation databases, including Scopus and WoS (Web of Science).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Editor-in-chief doc. Dr. Ing. Bohdan KonôpkaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 7, United Kingdom 2, Poland 1, Belgium 1, Norway 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science16.6%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science10.6%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering6.1%
- Tree-ring climate responsesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Impact Factor, CiteScorePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 21Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 30Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 509 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 30 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 73 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 97 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 91 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 191 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- original research articlesIt publishes original research articles and review papersLength not stated
- review papersIt publishes original research articles and review papersLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2454-034X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2454-0358
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Central European Forestry Journal
What CAS zone is Central European Forestry Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Central European Forestry Journal is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Forestry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Central European Forestry Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 21; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Central European Forestry Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Central European Forestry Journal based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (7), United Kingdom (2) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Central European Forestry Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Central European Forestry Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Central European Forestry Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Central European Forestry Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .